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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the novel Night that Jay read in sophomore English class?
(a) Ibram X. Kendi.
(b) Elie Wiesel.
(c) Ruth Sharon.
(d) Anderson Whitmore.

2. Who informs Jay of his cousin's death in "Unanswered"?
(a) Chris.
(b) Jay's father.
(c) Jay's mother.
(d) Em.

3. Who does Jay ask first about the missing letters in “Not an Answer to the Question”?
(a) Tito Maning.
(b) Angel.
(c) Maria.
(d) Grace.

4. What word in the novel refers to a person's aunt in English?
(a) Ati.
(b) Tita.
(c) Lola.
(d) Tito.

5. What Filipino word in the novel refers to a person's uncle?
(a) Tito.
(b) Tita.
(c) Ati.
(d) Lolo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives Jun the key to Tito Maning's desk drawer in “Not an Answer to the Question”?

2. Who nudges Jay awake in church in "The Word of God"?

3. What is Jay's mother's name?

4. What does Jay's father ask him to promise to do while visiting family in the Philippines in "Things Inside"?

5. Who did Jay text in the morning about his dream in "The Word of God"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Jay feel about his family's religion and church?

2. What information does Jay's father relate to Jay about Jun's death in the beginning of the novel?

3. From what point of view is the narrative related? Why is this important?

4. Who are Jessa and Mia? How are they described?

5. How is the room that Jay is staying in described in “Some Small Rebellion"?

6. How is the atmosphere around dinner described in “Every Single Surviving Word"?

7. What does Jay's father say about his feelings of the Philippines in "Things Inside"?

8. What does Jay promise Grace in “All That it Means"? Why?

9. Describe Jay's dream in “A Visit." What imagery is used in the dream?

10. Where does Grace take Jay in "Lead the Way"? Why is this surprising?

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